Bill C-362
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1st Session, 36th Parliament, 46-47 Elizabeth II, 1997-98
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-362 |
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An Act to amend the Firearms Act and the
Criminal Code (no registration of
firearms that are not restricted or
prohibited firearms)
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| 1995, c. 39;
1996, c. 19
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FIREARMS ACT |
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1. Section 2 of the Firearms Act is
amended by adding the following after
subsection (3):
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| Interpreta- tion re registration
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(4) Provisions of this Act relating to powers
or requirements to issue, revoke, seize,
surrender, verify, request the production of,
lend or otherwise deal with a registration
certificate apply only to circumstances
involving a firearm that is a restricted or
prohibited firearm.
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| Scope of
registration
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(5) For greater certainty, nothing in this Act
requires a person to register a firearm unless it
is a restricted firearm or a prohibited firearm.
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| R.S., c. C-46;
R.S., cc. 2, 11,
27, 31, 47, 51,
52 (1st
Supp.), cc. 1,
24, 27, 35
(2nd Supp.),
cc. 10, 19, 30,
34 (3rd
Supp.), cc. 1,
23, 29, 30, 31,
32, 40, 42, 50
(4th Supp.);
1989, c. 2;
1990, cc. 15,
16, 17, 44;
1991, cc. 1, 4,
28, 40, 43;
1992, cc. 1,
11, 20, 21, 22,
27, 38, 41, 47,
51; 1993,
cc. 7, 25, 28,
34, 37, 40, 45,
46; 1994, cc.
12, 13, 38, 44;
1995, cc. 5,
19, 22, 27, 29,
32, 39, 42;
1996, cc. 7, 8,
16, 19, 31, 34;
1997, cc. 9,
16, 17, 18, 23,
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CRIMINAL CODE |
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2. In sections 3 to 7, references to
provisions in the Criminal Code are
references to those provisions as enacted by
section 139 of chapter 39 of the Statutes of
Canada, 1995.
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3. (1) Section 91 of the Criminal Code is
amended by replacing paragraph (1)(b) by
the following:
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(2) Subsection 91(5) of the Act is
repealed.
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4. (1) Section 92 of the Act is amended by
replacing paragraph (1)(b) by the
following:
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(2) Subsection 92(5) of the Act is
repealed.
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5. (1) Section 94 of the Act is amended by
replacing subparagraph (a)(i)(B) by the
following:
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(2) Subsection 94(5) of the Act is
repealed.
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6. The word ``firearm'' in paragraphs
105(1)(a) and (b) of the Act is replaced by
the words ``restricted firearm or prohibited
firearm''.
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7. The word ``firearm'' in paragraphs
106(1)(a) and (b) of the Act is replaced by
the words ``restricted firearm or prohibited
firearm''.
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